Pele returns to hospital after tumor removal

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Brazilian football legend Pele has returned to hospital to continue his treatment for a colon tumor. The 81-year-old underwent surgery to remove a tumor in September and doctors said upon his release that he would require chemotherapy. “The patient is in a stable condition and the forecast is that he will be discharged in the coming days,” Sao Paulo’s Albert Einstein hospital said in a statement on Wednesday, without providing details. Pele said last month that he was feeling “better every day”, having been released from hospital on Sept 30. Doctors detected the tumor during routine medical tests. The three-time World Cup winner has rarely been seen in public since undergoing hip replacement surgery in 2012.

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